📅Jan 23 2012: Felicity Ashton accomplished a remarkable feat, becoming the 1st person to ski alone across the Antarctic landmass using only personal muscle power in 59 days. She also became the 1st woman to cross the Antarctic mainland alone. #WomenInSTEM #WomenInHistory #MAHistory
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📅Jan 15 1968: Jeannette Rankin, the 1st woman elected to the U.S. Congress, led a march of more than 5,000 FEMALE peace activists in Washington D.C., to protest the Vietnam war. Many dressed in bright colors and provocative outfits in contrast to black.
#MAHistory #WomenInHistory
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Jan 8 2011: U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords became the target of an assassination attempt when she was shot during a public event. The incident sparked widespread concern & renewed discussions on gun violence & public safety. The more things change the more they don't change. #HerStory #MAHistory
📅Jan 6 1896: The 1st ever women's 6-day bicycle race commenced at Madison Square Garden in NYC. The 1896 race occurred during the bicycle craze that swept through New York in the 1890s, when women were purchasing 25-30% of all new bicycles. #WomenInSTEM #MAHistory
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📅Jan 5th 1945: 4 Jewish women (Ala Gertner, Regina Sfairsztajn, Rose G Meth, Roza Robota) involved in the Sonderkommando revolt on Oct 7 1944, in Auschwitz-Birkneau Nazi Camp, were publicly hanged in Birkenau. Tortured for months before execution. #WomenInHistory #MAHistory
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Nellie Bly A pioneering journalist who went undercover to expose abuse in a mental asylum. Going as far as having a Dr. declare her insane & committed to Blackwell’s Island, exposing abuse inside it. Her reporting forced reforms & changed journalism. #WomenInHistory #MAHistory
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Have a save and happy Christmas everyone! Please stay safe and unsticky as you travel today.
Totally forgot a Christmas gift? Grab a copy of Molassacre: Escape the Flood.
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Go get your copy of Molassacre: Escape the Flood today!
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Your 2025 progress report on the #OldCornerBookstore 😁🫶
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Molassacre: Escape the Flood is the first card game about the 1919 Boston Molasses Flood!
Thinking about grabbing gifts for loved ones? Why not grab a copy of Molassacre: Escape the Flood today!
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Photograph of Sophia Jex-Blake by Margaret Todd. Image of a woman in Victorian dress sitting at a desk, with books and writing equipment.
🎓 Calling all MA students in women's history!
Our MA Dissertation Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. Celebrate outstanding scholarship & share your work with the wider community.
Deadline: 16 January 2026
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Hey all! Had to show off this cool shark that I saw a few days ago. Still have 18 days left in our campaign!
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Just got in some tests proofs for the stickers for our campaign. They are super cheap and help us reach our goal of making the game. Thank you all for your support!
#bostonhistory #stickerdesigns #molassesflood #kickstarter #crowdfunding #history #massachusetts #mahistory #phd #weird #unsolved
In 1829, Massachusetts really said “let’s make the new state map a #groupproject 🤓☝🏽”
#bpl #LMEC #maps #bostonmaps #localhistory #bostonhistory #bostonmuseum #thingstodoinboston #bostontourism #MAhistory #massachusetts
Another day, another history trip. This time, I find myself at the Abel and Mary Nicholson House in Salem, New Jersey.
Only 14 more days until our Kickstarter campaign begins!
#history #boston #socialstudies #learning #historicalfiction #historicalbuilding #mahistory #massachussets
"Two Favorite Songs" – one of a series of broadsides rejoicing in the retreat of the British troops from Boston. Image courtesy of @mhs1791 archives.
#evacuationday #boston #masshistoricalsociety #mhs1791 #massachusettshistoricalsociety #mahistory #americanrevolution
Very happy to have finished my second essay with a day and a half to spare, because now it can sit on the metaphorical naughty step for 24 hours till I pluck up the courage to spell and grammar check it before submission
#theopenuniversity
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#metaphoricalnaughtystep
